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Welcome to Ms. Kolb's Wiki

Link to online textbook resources - http://www.phschool.com (for homework video tutor, enter ate; then 01 (Chapter 1) and 01 (Lesson 1). See page xxiii for more details.


To view Class notes: https://www.evernote.com/pub/mscheld114/classnotesalgebra1a2015-2016#st=p&n=d8832a99-ca0c-4665-b9d9-ec98451724a1

To view weekly Vocabulary;
https://www.evernote.com/pub/mscheld114/vocabularyalgebra1a2015-2016#st=p&n=445c5f51-7765-45c8-8c3e-f23541cab4a5

End of Quarter 1 is Tuesday 10/27. The Unit 2 Test will be on the 1st quarter, not the 21nd quarter, despite the date of the test.


Unit 2 Test: Thursday 10/29

Week of October 26

Due Tuesday 10/27: Finish Practice Test;
Algebra 1A Unit 2 Practice Test.pdf
Algebra 1A Unit 2 Practice Test.pdf

Algebra 1A Unit 2 Practice Test.pdf
Due Wednesday 10/28: 20 minutes studying using Practice Test or Study Guide

Due Thursday 10/29: Study for Unit Test

Due Friday 10/30:

Due Monday 11/2:


Quiz: Friday 10/23 Topic: Pythagorean Theorem
Week of October 19
Due Tuesday 10/20: Write a paragraph: Who was Pythagoras? What did the pythagoreans believe in?
Due Wednesday 10/21: Pages 184-185 #16-18, 38
Due Thursday 10/22: Pages 184 - 185 #32, 41
Due Friday 10/23: Page 185 #39, 40
Due Monday 10/26: Unit 2 Study Guide
Algebra 1A Unit 2 Study Sheet.pdf
Algebra 1A Unit 2 Study Sheet.pdf

Algebra 1A Unit 2 Study Sheet.pdf

Week of 10/13 - 10/19
Quiz: Friday 10/16 Topic: Square Roots and Distance Formula
Due Wednesday 10/14: Pages 178-179 #1-4, 17-24 - complete in-class work if you did not finish (

Due Thursday 10/15: Pages 178-179 #40-45, 49-51
Due Friday 10/16: Pages 178-179 #52-56

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Due Monday 10/19: WWP #5

Alegbra 1A 2015 WWP #5.pdf
Alegbra 1A 2015 WWP #5.pdf


Alegbra 1A 2015 WWP #5.pdf

Week of 10/5-10/9

Quiz Friday 10/9: Patterns and Functions

Due Tuesday 10/6 - Independent vs Dependent variables - pg 29-30, 5-6,15-16

Due Wednesday 10/7: Domain and Range – pgs 30 & 31 – #7,8,11,12

Due Thursday 10/8: - Writing a function rule – pg 29-30 - #1-4,13

Due Friday 10/9: Function Rule - pgs 31-32 #18-24

Due Tuesday 10/13: Weekend Word Problems

2015 - 1A - WWP #4.pdf
2015 - 1A - WWP #4.pdf

2015 - 1A - WWP #4.pdf

Week of 9/28 - 10/2

Quiz Friday 10/2: Rational/Irrational Numbers and Venn Diagram
Due Tuesday 9/29 - Rational Numbers – pgs 20 & 21 – #1-18
Due Wednesday 9/30: Irrational Numbers – pgs 21 & 22 – #63, 64, 70-73
Due Thursday 10/1: Pages 20-22 #19-23, #66-69
Due Friday 10/2: Finish up Newspaper activity
Due Monday 10/5: Weekend Word Problems

Unit 1 Test: Thursday 9/24
Week of September 21
Date
What we did in class
Assignment

Due date
Monday, September 21
Review of Properties, GEMDAS
Practice Test
Unit 1 Practice Test - Algebra 1A.pdf
Unit 1 Practice Test - Algebra 1A.pdf
Unit 1 Practice Test - Algebra 1A.pdf




9.22
Tuesday, September 22
Continue Review
Study 20 minutes

9.23
Wednesday, September 16
Complete Study Guide and Review Practice Test and notes
Unit 1 Study Guide.pdf
Unit 1 Study Guide.pdf
Unit 1 Study Guide.pdf


Study 20 minutes

9.24
Thursday, September 17
Unit 1 Test
No Homework!

9.25
Friday, September 18
Review of TI-34 Operation
No Homework



Quiz Friday 9/18: Distributive Property and Properties of Numbers

Week of September 14
Date
What we did in class
Assignment

Due date
Monday, September 14
2.4 Distributive Property
simplifying and creating from an expression
Homework
Pages 83-84 #63, 64, 79-81

Class work: Handout


9.15
Tuesday, September 15
2.4 Distributive property
Using mental math to solve problems
Pages 82-84 #5-12, 78, 87

9.16
Wednesday, September 16
2.5 Properties of Real Numbers
Create Property flashcards


9.17
Thursday, September 17
2.5 Justify each Step
Pg. 89, # 17-21, 44

9.18
Friday, September 18
Quiz
Perfect Squares Game
Study Guide for upcoming test.
Unit 1 Study Guide.pdf
Unit 1 Study Guide.pdf
Unit 1 Study Guide.pdf




9.21
Quiz Friday 9/11: Operations with Integers and Matrices

Week of September 8
Date
What we did in class
Assignment

Due date
Monday, September 7
Labor Day - No School



Tuesday, September 8
Lesson 2A - Integer Operations
pg. 112, # 13 - 20, 29

9.9
Wednesday, Sept. 9
Lesson 2B - Combining Like Terms and Integer Operations
pg. 82 - 83, #35 - 42, 61

9.10
Thursday, Sept. 10
Lesson 3 - Matrices
pg. 77, #1-4, 10-12

9.11
Friday, Sept. 11
Quiz Review and Quiz
WWP #2
2015 - WWP #2 .pdf
2015 - WWP #2 .pdf




9.14

Week of August 31
Date
What we did in class
Assignment

Due date
Monday, August 31
Lesson 1.1C Writing Equations from Word Problems
Create Perfect Square Flashcards

9.1
Tuesday, September 1
Lesson 1.2B PEMDAS
page 13 - #29 - 34

9.2
Wednesday, September 2
Lesson 1.2C GEMDAS
page 13 - #49, #55 - 58

9.3
Thursday, September 3
Lesson 1.2D GEMDAS
pages 14 - 15, #66-72

9.4
Friday, September 4
Quiz on Lessons 1.1 - 1.2
page 13: #15 -20 9.8

Week of August 24 - Welcome to Algebra 1A!
Date
What we did in class
Assignment

Due date
Monday, August 24
Introductions
Create profile
Create KWL chart about Ms. Kolb and 7th grade Math
Parent/Guardian Survey

8.27
Tuesday, August 25
Reviewed syllabus
Textbook scavenger hunt
Complete Scavenger Hunt if not completed in class
Syllabus and Textbook sign-off sheet

8.26
8.28
Wednesday, August 26
Unit 1, Lesson 1A - Variables
How to write a variable expression
How to translate a variable expression
page 6, #9-16, on page 1 of Interactive Notebook.

8.27
Thursday, August 27
Unit 1, Lesson 1B - Writing Equations
open sentences
pages 7 - 8; #42, 45, 46, 48 - 53


Friday,
August 28
Unit 1, Lesson 2 - Exponents and Order of Operations
page 13: #15 -20